Jordan 11s Making Work Work for You!

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In the garden that means pulling out the weeds and clearing the space; in our lives, that means decluttering our physical environment (organising those files, going through
Through my own and my clients' experiences, I've learned that it's possible to create a vision of our ideal work, so that we can proactively design work that is perfect for us on every our personality, for our strengths, for our life style, for our families, for our values, and for our needs. All too often I find that people take a limited approach to work, trying to squeeze themselves into a narrow box as defined in a particular job advertisement, rather than taking the time to step back and assess what kind of work precisely is going to be the best fit for the unique individual who they are.
Think about waking up in the morning knowing that you're going to be spending the day doing work you love, work that excites and fulfills you. Doesn't it feel like that wonderful beginning of summer or summer holiday feeling, or almost as good, anyway? Now think about work you've done in the past that drained you, that you disliked, and remember the sinking feeling in your stomach as you press "snooze" one more time on your alarm clock? As a life coach, I work with clients who have experience of both these extremes, and I know that we all have the ability and potential to find work we love,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], work that works for us on every level.
Step 1: Declutter. You've just moved into a new house and you look at the garden, which is full of debris and clutter and weeds. It's hard to get a sense of what the possibilities are. Similarly, in our lives, as we prepare to redesign or design our career, we need to clear out the energy-draining clutter in order to assess the options.
This is the critical distinction: in your search for work, are you inspired by a clear vision of what will be the perfect fit for you, or are you trying to adapt yourself to a rather ill-fitting set of criteria as defined in an advertisement? Have you commissioned your own tailor-made outfit, in the colour, fabric, and measurements that will suit you as an individual, or have you made do with an outfit that is made for a generic size 12, say, but which is just a bit too big, tight, long, or otherwise comprising? Working with my life coaching clients on career re-design or career search, I find that the most productive initial approach is to step back and reassess who they really are and what they really want. Often, we are too close to our own lives to be able to assess matters objectively, too immersed in the experience to be able to see the big picture and think creatively and imaginatively. Let's compare career design to garden design in order to understand the 4 steps that are involved. In my experience, taking the time to thoroughly explore each step produces the most fulfilling and sustainable results.
After all, we're trying to find the work option that will be not just ok for the moment,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], but fulfilling and enjoyable, something that is a natural extension of who you are.
I've learnt from my own varied career background that it is possible with thought, structure, and focus to proactively design work that is perfect for you. I have been a market research executive for in the UK and the USA,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], sold Chanel handbags in Neiman Marcus in Atlanta when I was a PhD student and coats at Harrods as an undergraduate, worked at Coca Cola as a writing coach, done part-time image consulting for fun, done scholarly research and written books, been an English professor in the USA and in the UK, and in the last several years worked as a personal and professional coach. So I've certainly had experience myself of wonderful and less than wonderful work. I've learned that it's very easy to drift somewhat passively into work that our families or friends think is perfect for us, to compromise with work and to realise at some point that the cost of the compromise is too high, to stay longer than ideal at a job that was good at some point and no longer is...